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CD N F 1)1 EITION. ( HON() Wl' FKI VTIVIFS, APRII home Ian&%dscaping Shrubs may 6e considered as a link between the trees and flowers that grow in oîir gardens. They grow quickly- .5 or 6 years to maturity, compared with -20 or 30 yea rs for a tree. They provide bloom) and colored foliage in the spring and summer-, and even during the winter some have interesting stems and twigs; unlike flowers they are a permanent part of the garden for many years. Dwarf evergreens are often used in the same way as shrubs, in foundation plant- ings and as accents in shrub borders. Most of our small evergreens have one main stem or trunk arising from the base of the plant and are trees, not shrubs. They are planted and cared for in the *Valley Stream Fairm: * Fruit Tree Nurseryi * ORONO, ONTARIO' * PHONE 983-5915I 1 Dwarf Fruit Trees SUITABLE FOR GARDENS These are size controlled trees which require noI ladders for- picking and they bear very e arly. Top size fruit fM M MM MMMM MM MM MEmmM M same.manner as trees, but often are used( in des.,ign as if ved evergreenjs, sýchn as rhododendron, Oregon grajpe andmany other in e spec- imens, have the broad leaves of deciduous plants which they do not lose in the faîl, and a growth habit very similar to that of shrubs. BOUNDARY PLANTINGS Many of the larger shrubs are used in boundary plant- ings to provide privacy as_ weli as to mark the limits of the property. These shrubs should be in proportion to the remainder of the property. A very large massing of tal shrubs, such_ as lilac or honeysuckle, across the back of a smiall lot cari fmake it appear m nuch smaller than it is. The boundary or property line of a smallý property is often bestdeid by a. clipped hedge or an attract- ive fence; both'rqievr lit tie pcan allow for a larger lawn area. Although most urban or suburban properties have to be entirely surrounded 'by shrubs or hedges to give the desired privacy, country gardens j often have vistas thatshould be accentuated. if possible. is nmay he done by using' the boundary planting as a framne to the vista, in which, case the plants should be asc inconspicuious as possible in d order to accentuate the view a rather than detract froni it.p ING - I t I I EDS ~IZ7 r LDurham Farmers' Cunfy Co-op, Orono, Ontario Phone 983-5102 Usually the shrubfsusdi boundary iplantings hv green foliage-; only if the( property is large,ý so that thle boundary is seen from ýa distance, are plants having >yellow or red foliage usedj. SPECIMEN PLANTS Specimen or accent plants should be used sparingly in any design. They have some outstanding characteristie, either habit or growth or color Of flower or foliage, and are used to accent some defînite location in the shrub border or in the garden itself. Generally, specimens aýre placed in the foreground of a planting, joined to the other plants in the layout by filler plants. They should have at least one characteristic in common with the other shrubs in the border, such as color, habit of growth,. foliage texture, etc. FOUNDATION PlA,-NTING;S A' foundation planting frames the house with aîmass of foliage, tieing if to the ground and giving if a look of permanence. This plant mat- erial should have green foliage, be either decîduous or evergreen, or a mixture of both, and be in scale wi th the house around which it is planted. Usually large plant material 'is used at the corners of the bouse, to detract from its vertical fine and some type of accent plant miay be used t o accerituate Ilhe front door; these two types are joined by low-growing inconspiculous « plants. PARTITION AND BACKGROUND FLANTINGS Partition and background )la >nts separate the different1 areas of the garden andi provide a background for s mlore, colorful displays ofc herbaceQus perennials. They re often *used to keep the garden aréa separated from f )ther areas of the home a roperty, te give,. as mueh i ?rivacy~ as possible, paru' cularly if the lot is a small s me. They may or may flot be f arge plants, depending on a 'w Much they are intended e osereen. 0f ten sonie of our a )st niethods of erecting T tha shub ordrs.Tis ,is partculrly ruci thespac-e is !iiitèd. Plants uswa background fJ orsalfo- ering shrubiis or hraeu perennlials are u1sually incon- pcus;they 'Ire lnot there for isPlay buit 1toprovide a digreen'1 background for more colorful plants. BORDER DESIGN Irrespective of> exactly where theyý are used in the garden, shirubs may, be divided into three groups: Dominlant plants, interest plants, anwd filler plants., Althiough the largest plants in (lhe group, the size of the dom1-inant plants in the shrub b)ordier is governed by the scale of the whole garder. If the garden is small, thie dominants, including trees and shrubs, should be small, and the rest of the plants will be chosen to harmonize with. thlese dominant plants. Us- uialy dominant plants are of ereet, stiff habitofgoth are coarse, textured, and often have brilliantly colored foliage. TÉhey give diversity fo thle skyline, boldness to promiontories and deep mas- ses of shrubs, mark entrane- es to different parts of the garden, and are often used to frame vistas on large pro- perties. Interest plants are the same as specimen and ac- cent plants metion~ed pre- Viously. They are outstand- ng because of their bloom, foliage or habit of growth, and should be planted spar- ngly ini any shrub border. ro~ joint~ ihese two types of shrubs the designer uses iller plants. They are of average heîght, shape, color, ete., and are ehosen for their abîlity to blend together. They prevent the planting fromn becorning a confused 1 shaes siesand colors. >1 i i t grup of fi lier piiants vii ieiue onor p(>ssibiy two Sihs that arIe r'pcýated 0throughout te plant1ng",to giv cotinityto the designl. These shrubIs may(bethe 'samIe 'species or myofly~ be simnilar in textuItre and structure. Sometimes the planting of groups of one species may prevent the overali group from being too varied. Too much variety is flot pleasing, but neither is monotony of planting. Planting design begins with the outiine of masses rather than with the selection ,of individual plants. This is particularly true in the desi gn of a shirub border. The >designer of a 'shrub border must be familiar wjth the shrubs to be used in the border. Plant texture and habit of growth, as' well as the color of flower and foliage, must be kept in mind when deciding upon which plants and one, or two specimen plants' should be used, and the remainder should be filler plants, but the filler plants must ha- monize with the dominant ones, and the dominant plants with the rest, of the shrubs in the border. Shrubs having an open habit, of growth large heavy foliage, and branch structure mnay :'not be mixed indiscriminate- ly with finely foliaged dense shrubs. A complete differ- ence' in ail plant character- isties Ieads to confusion, but ca.re must be taken not to have too many shrubs of the same type in a border or the effect will be monotonous, which is just as bad as a confused jumble. For in- stance, if many of the plants in the border have the sarne colored bloom and possibly ail have greenx Lolage, a difference may bc obtained by using plants that have variety in the size and structure of their foliage. Shrubs having the same type foliage should differ in bloom color or in foliage color or in habit of growth. The use of one shrub or group of shrubs throughout the planting wjll ,oe Tum s Rent-AIi 55King St. Bowmanville Phone 623-4321 RENTALL YOUR GARDEN EQUI1PMENT Tillers Power Rakes Power Sweeps Power Rollers Post Hole Loggers Fertîlîzer Spreaders